Daniel Toribio Aquino Antúnez (born 9 June 1965), nicknamed El Toro (bull), Qué fue de… Daniel ‘Toro’ Aquino (What happened to… Daniel 'Bull' Aquino); 20 minutos, 23 May 2012 (in Spanish) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a striker.
He spent the bulk of his professional career in Spain, appearing in 203 Segunda División matches over seven seasons (94 goals) in representation of four teams. His son Dani Aquino was already born there, and played for Spain at youth level.
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Spain's family atmosphere; UEFA, 10 May 2007
From 1992 to 1994, Aquino achieved two consecutive Pichichi Trophy awards in the second tier, one of them – with Real Betis – ending in promotion. El milagro de Lorenzo Serra Ferrer (Lorenzo Serra Ferrer's miracle); Diario de Sevilla, 17 May 2011 (in Spanish) El Badajoz, a por una nueva gesta (Badajoz, they want another exploit); El Periódico Extremadura, 23 January 2020 (in Spanish) After a solid top-flight campaign at Rayo Vallecano and a further one and a half at Albacete in division two, he finished his career in 2002 at the age of 37, with stints in the Segunda División B including former club Murcia, where his son Dani Aquino was born in 1990, eventually also becoming a professional footballer.
From 2008 to 2010, Aquino coached Murcia's juniors. 'Papá' Aquino entrenará al juvenil de Liga Nacional ('Daddy' Aquino will coach National League's juvenil); La Verdad, 20 August 2008 (in Spanish)
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